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Thread #95125 Message #1847222
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
30-Sep-06 - 08:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: A short way with trolls
Subject: BS: A short way with trolls
I was looking at the FAQ page on the Daily Kos, which I sometimes visit, and warmly recommend, and came across this passage about how they deal with trolls:
Trolling is a sad reality of internet life. Most trolls tend to be blatant, posting comments or diaries that are clearly intended to provoke an angry response. ...
Instead of writing detailed rebuttals of whatever claims or argument the troll is making, the standard response to a troll diary is to post comments containing recipes for tasty dishes. Plenty of examples can be found in the Troll Diary tag. An entire cookbook of recipes has been collected and is being sold as a fundraiser.
I like that. Perhaps we could try something like that. It'd at least mean that trolls could serve a useful function gastronomically, and even financially.
(Rather disappointingly the link to the Kos cookbook included in that FAQ didn't work.)